Tracy Salkowitz, MSW​

Building Community One Day at a Time

“Tracy's humor, heart, warmth and wit captivates and inspires audiences of all ages. Her sincerity, intelligence and personal stories will touch the hearts and minds of all who experience learning with and from her. " Amy Hirshberg Lederman, attorney and award winning author and public speaker​Making a difference starts with a strong heart and commitment to rolling up your sleeves and digging in. It means being willing to make mistakes, endure failure and work cooperatively with others. It means laughing at yourself and never giving up. It also means knowing when to reach out to others for help.

With 40 years of experience, Tracy Salkowitz has built non-profits from scratch, facilitated turn arounds and helped organizations and foundations thrive. She has built boards, developed staff, implemented creative marketing campaigns and raised hundreds of millions of dollars.

She works with donors to align philanthropic giving with personal and family charitable priorities.

This website provides an overview of her work and the services she offers as a consultant.

With warmth, humor and keen insight, Tracy works with non-profits and donors to build a better tomorrow.

“Tracy's humor, heart, warmth and wit captivates and inspires audiences of all ages. Her sincerity, intelligence and personal stories will touch the hearts and minds of all who experience learning with and from her. " Amy Hirshberg Lederman, attorney and award winning author and public speaker

​Tracy Salkowitz has a Masters in Community Social Work and has over 36 years of experience in non-profit management. Over the course of her career she has been honored to have had such varied experiences as running a Jewish civil rights organization; been Planning Director of Alameda County Social Services and serving as a consultant for Jewish, Reproductive Health and Civil Rights organizations. Most recently she has served as the CEO of the Jewish Community Foundation of Southern Arizona. Tracy brings passion, enthusiasm and humor to her work and believes that together we truly can make a difference.

Tracy is married to her wonderful husband, Rick Edwards and together they have four children and two grandchildren. They live in beautiful Mendocino, California.

Work Experience

President & CEO/Jewish Community Foundation of Southern ArizonaJuly 2012-May 2018Responsible for the oversight and management of all Foundation activities including: philanthropic development; marketing, fiscal and investment review; strategic grant initiatives and community relations.

Field Instructor, Arizona State University, School of Social WorkSupervised students in the field of community organizing/administration.

Organizational Development Consultant2003-2012Providing non-profit coaching and technical assistance to non-profits; coalitions; foundations and hospitals including coordinating the California Coalition for Reproductive Health Foundations.

Planning Director, Social Services Agency of Alameda County1999-2000Directing the Office of Agency Planning, coordinating planning, research and evaluation; legislative affairs; disaster preparedness and special project coordination.